NIJC In The News

Breadcrumb

On October 19, 2017 the community in Southeast Chicago gathered to protest ICE agents dressing as plainclothes police officers in order to trick and detain undocumented immigrants. NIJC stood in solidarity with community members in calling ICE out for their despicable actions.…

Prominent immigrant rights activist and NIJC client Abuelita Genoveva Ramirez, has been fighting a hard battle against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The 67-year-old grandmother and great grandmother was told she had to permanently return to Mexico during a check-in appointment…

This heart-tugging story focuses on a family that is willing to do anything for their child diagnosed with pyloric stenosis, including risk deportation. Listen as, All Things Considered, shines a light on the depths the Trump administration will sink to harm immigrants, but also the…

The Trump administration announced it would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by March 5, 2017. The program provides temporary protection from deportation and work permits for 800,000 immigrant youth. Ending the program is cruel and un-American, and leaves nearly a…

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would give U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) free reign to detain and deport immigrants based on mere suspicion they are associated with a gang. NIJC advocated against this dangerous and sinister bill which only encourages racial…

A federal judge sided with the city of Chicago in its lawsuit against Attorney General Jeff Sessions to defend its Welcoming City Ordinance. The freeze applies nationwide on the administration's unlawful attempt to restrict funding for cities that refuse to allow local police to act as immigration…

A caravan of 16 transgender and gay Central American migrants, 11 of whom are transgender women, arrived at the US-Mexico border to request asylum. NIJC provided legal assistance and NIJC's Keren Zwick spoke to the media about the situation.
NBC News: Latin American LGBTQ Refugees Form…

A federal appeals court ruled that Davino Watson, a U.S. citizen who was erroneously locked up in immigration detention for three years, is not entitled to monetary compensation for the government's gross negligence. NIJC and a team of pro bono attorneys from Holland & Knight represent Mr.…

Immigrant rights advocates, including NIJC, are organizing around the #DefundHate campaign to stop the proposed increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's already massive budget to fuel the mass deportation and detention machine. Read the article.